Dr. Francesco Montemurro
(Senior Researcher - Deputy Director
C.R.A. SSC - Research Unit of the Study of Cropping Systems
Italy
Biography
Dr. Francesco Montemurro is specialized in nitrogen dynamics, efficiency, remobilization and balance in the soil-plant systems of different horticultural, industrial and cereal crops, acquiring a considerable experience either in the determination of plant nitrogen status, or in the study of the application of new organic sources (Municipal Solid Waste compost, Olive Waste Water, Olive pomace compost, on-farm compost, anaerobic digestate) in plant production, as alternative of mineral fertilizers, both in conventional and organic farming
Research Interest
agronomy; nutrient management; nitrogen dynamics, efficiency and balance; organic farming; composting process and compost application; organic fertilization; sustainable development; crop rotations and management; cropping system,